Manuel Ortega

A 19-year-old man charged with participating in the beating and gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at Richmond High School outside of a homecoming dance in October 2009 pleaded guilty in Contra Costa County Superior Court Friday.

A 22-year-old man who took part in the brutal beating and gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a Richmond high school dance was sentenced to 32 years in prison in Contra Costa County Superior Court Friday morning.